Norton v. Cooley

146 Ind. App. 514 (1970)

257 N.E.2d 323

NORTON AND GROUB D/B/A THE JAY C. STORE

v.

COOLEY.

No. 569A80.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Filed April 15, 1970.

Goltra, Cline & King, Columbus, for appellants.

G. Herbert Packwood, Columbus, for appellee.

HOFFMAN, P.J.

Defendants-appellants appeal from a judgment for libel rendered against them by the trial court, without the intervention of a jury.

The facts most favorable to appellee are as follows:

In May, 1963, appellee purchased from The Jay C. Store in Columbus, Indiana, supplies for the garage and service station and a small restaurant which he owned and…